28 Days Later: The Soundtrack Album
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28 Days Later: The Soundtrack Album is the accompanying soundtrack
to the 2002 film
28 Days Later
. It was released on June 17, 2003. The original score
was composed by John Murphy
, and tracks from Brian Eno
, Grandaddy
and Blue States
which featured in the movie also appear on the album. The second movement of "East Hastings" by the Canadian post-rock
band Godspeed You! Black Emperor
, albeit condensed, appeared in the movie but not on the soundtrack album.
unless otherwise stated.
Tracks 22 and 23 appear on the U.S. release only.
track by John Murphy
. The track was featured over the climactic confrontation of the film, and recurs in several scenes in the sequel, 28 Weeks Later
. It is also featured in a climactic torture and fight scene in 2010's Kick-Ass
, and was covered by British Death Metal
band The Rotted
on their album 'Get Dead Or Die Trying'. It was also featured in a trailer for the post-apocalyptic Ukrainian videogame Metro 2033. The song was also covered by indie developer James Silva for the Xbox Live Arcade
game The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
, in a Guitar Hero
style minigame segment where the protagonists play guitar solos. This iteration was included in one of the game's soundtracks when released for free on the developer's bandcamp
site, where it was dubbed "Iffenhaus – In a Heartbeat (John Murphy Homage)". An unofficial arrangement of it was used in the final scene of the first episode of the anime
Highschool of the Dead
.
The BBC
used the track in a number of their television programmes in July 2011. It was used in tense or large scale moments in Top Gear
, The Apprentice
and Richard Hammond's Journey To....
"In Paradisum", a song arranged by Richard Marlow
, has also received airplay in some countries.
"Season Song", a song performed by British band Blue States
, from their 2002 album "Man Mountain", was released as a single, containing a remixed version by Ru Da Silva and a "Taxi" (Ave Maria
) remix by Jacknife Lee
. "Season song" has been called one of the album's highlights.
Soundtrack album
A soundtrack album is any album that incorporates music directly recorded from the soundtrack of a particular feature film or television program. In some cases, not all the tracks from the movie are included in the album; however there are rare cases of songs in the trailers that do not appear in...
to the 2002 film
2002 in film
The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of...
28 Days Later
28 Days Later
28 Days Later is an acclaimed 2002 British horror film directed by Danny Boyle. The screenplay was written by Alex Garland, and the film stars Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Brendan Gleeson, Megan Burns, and Christopher Eccleston...
. It was released on June 17, 2003. The original score
Film score
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film, forming part of the film's soundtrack, which also usually includes dialogue and sound effects...
was composed by John Murphy
John Murphy (composer)
John Murphy is an English film composer. He is a self taught multi-instrumental musician who began his career in the 1980s working notably with The Lotus Eaters, Thomas Lang and Claudia Brücken....
, and tracks from Brian Eno
Brian Eno
Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno , commonly known as Brian Eno or simply as Eno , is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer and visual artist, known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music.Eno studied at Colchester Institute art school in Essex,...
, Grandaddy
Grandaddy
Grandaddy was an American indie rock band, formed in 1992 in Modesto, California by singer, guitarist, and keyboardist Jason Lytle, bassist Kevin Garcia, and drummer Aaron Burtch. Guitarist Jim Fairchild and keyboardist Tim Dryden later joined the band in 1995...
and Blue States
Blue States (band)
Blue States are an English downtempo music band, headed up by Andy Dragazis. The band has been active since 1997, and is currently working, based in London, England. There have been four albums to date, the latest 'First Steps Into...' in 2007, with a B-sides collection Sum Of The Parts in 2009...
which featured in the movie also appear on the album. The second movement of "East Hastings" by the Canadian post-rock
Post-rock
Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...
band Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Godspeed You! Black Emperor is a Canadian post-rock band which originated from Montreal, Quebec in 1994...
, albeit condensed, appeared in the movie but not on the soundtrack album.
Track listing
All tracks performed by John MurphyJohn Murphy (composer)
John Murphy is an English film composer. He is a self taught multi-instrumental musician who began his career in the 1980s working notably with The Lotus Eaters, Thomas Lang and Claudia Brücken....
unless otherwise stated.
- "The Beginning" 2:56
- "Rage" 1:22
- "The Church" 1:16
- "Jim's Parents (Abide with MeAbide With MeThe hymn tune most often used with this hymn is "Eventide" composed by William Henry Monk in 1861.Alternate tunes include:* "Abide with Me," Henry Lyte, 1847* "Morecambe", Frederick C...
)" (Abide with Me performed by Perri Alleyne) 2:29 - "Then There Were Two" 0:42
- "Tower Block" 1:26
- "Taxi (Ave MariaAve Maria (Gounod)The Bach/Gounod Ave Maria is a popular and much-recorded setting of the Latin text Ave Maria.Written by French Romantic composer Charles Gounod in 1859, his Ave Maria consists of a melody superimposed over the Prelude No. 1 in C major, BWV 846, from Book I of The Well-Tempered Clavier, written by...
)" (Ave Maria performed by Perri Alleyne) 2:08 - "The Tunnel" 1:39
- "A.M. 180A.M. 180"A.M. 180" is a single by American indie rock band Grandaddy from their debut studio album, Under the Western Freeway, released in 1998. It was originally titled "Rocket Like a Hurricane" before release....
" (performed by GrandaddyGrandaddyGrandaddy was an American indie rock band, formed in 1992 in Modesto, California by singer, guitarist, and keyboardist Jason Lytle, bassist Kevin Garcia, and drummer Aaron Burtch. Guitarist Jim Fairchild and keyboardist Tim Dryden later joined the band in 1995...
) 3:20 - "An Ending (Ascent)" (performed by Brian EnoBrian EnoBrian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno , commonly known as Brian Eno or simply as Eno , is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer and visual artist, known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music.Eno studied at Colchester Institute art school in Essex,...
) 4:17 - "No More Films" 0:48
- "Jim's Dream" 0:40
- "In Paradisum (Faure's Requiem in D MinorRequiem (Fauré)Gabriel Fauré composed his Requiem in D minor, Op. 48 between 1887 and 1890. This choral–orchestral setting of the Roman Catholic Mass for the Dead is the best known of his large works. The most famous movement is the soprano aria Pie Jesu...
)" 2:11 - "Frank's Death – Soldiers (Requiem in D Minor)" 2:39
- "I Promised Them Women" 1:24
- "The Search for Jim" 2:41
- "Red Dresses" 0:48
- "In the House - In a Heartbeat" 4:16
- "The End" 1:55
- "Season Song" (performed by Blue StatesBlue States (band)Blue States are an English downtempo music band, headed up by Andy Dragazis. The band has been active since 1997, and is currently working, based in London, England. There have been four albums to date, the latest 'First Steps Into...' in 2007, with a B-sides collection Sum Of The Parts in 2009...
) 4:12 - "End Credits" 1:46
- "Season Song (Rui Da Silva Remix)" (performed by Blue StatesBlue States (band)Blue States are an English downtempo music band, headed up by Andy Dragazis. The band has been active since 1997, and is currently working, based in London, England. There have been four albums to date, the latest 'First Steps Into...' in 2007, with a B-sides collection Sum Of The Parts in 2009...
) 7:39 - "Taxi (Ave Maria) (Jacknife Lee Remix)" 6:15
Tracks 22 and 23 appear on the U.S. release only.
Reception and single releases
"In the House – In a Heartbeat" is an instrumentalInstrumental
An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or singing, although it might include some non-articulate vocal input; the music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments....
track by John Murphy
John Murphy (composer)
John Murphy is an English film composer. He is a self taught multi-instrumental musician who began his career in the 1980s working notably with The Lotus Eaters, Thomas Lang and Claudia Brücken....
. The track was featured over the climactic confrontation of the film, and recurs in several scenes in the sequel, 28 Weeks Later
28 Weeks Later
28 Weeks Later is a 2007 British/Spanish film sequel to the 2002 post-apocalyptic horror film 28 Days Later. 28 Weeks Later was directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo and released in the United Kingdom and United States on 11 May 2007...
. It is also featured in a climactic torture and fight scene in 2010's Kick-Ass
Kick-Ass (film)
Kick-Ass is a 2010 superhero comedy film based on the comic book of the same name by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr. The film was directed by Matthew Vaughn, who co-produced the film with actor Brad Pitt, and co-wrote the screenplay with Jane Goldman...
, and was covered by British Death Metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
band The Rotted
The Rotted
-History:The band was formed from the ashes of death metal / grindcore ensemble Gorerotted by ex-members Ben McCrow, Tim Carley, and Phil Wilson, along with Gian Pyres and Nate Gould due to a musical progression and a desire for less limiting lyrical themes: the band themselves say that The...
on their album 'Get Dead Or Die Trying'. It was also featured in a trailer for the post-apocalyptic Ukrainian videogame Metro 2033. The song was also covered by indie developer James Silva for the Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade is a type of video game download distribution available primarily in a section of the Xbox Live Marketplace, Microsoft's digital distribution network for the Xbox 360, that focuses on smaller downloadable games from both major publishers and independent game developers...
game The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile is a 2D side-scrolling beat 'em up video game. It was developed by Ska Studios and released on XBLA on April 6, 2011. It is the sequel to The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai, also by Ska Studios, released in 2009...
, in a Guitar Hero
Guitar Hero
Guitar Hero is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems and published by RedOctane for the PlayStation 2 video game console. It is the first entry in the Guitar Hero series. Guitar Hero was released on November 8, 2005 in North America, April 7, 2006 in Europe and June 15, 2006 in...
style minigame segment where the protagonists play guitar solos. This iteration was included in one of the game's soundtracks when released for free on the developer's bandcamp
Bandcamp
Bandcamp is an online music store, as well as a platform for artist promotion, that caters mainly for independent artists. Artists on Bandcamp have a customizable microsite with the albums they upload. All tracks can be played for free on the website and some artists offer free music downloads...
site, where it was dubbed "Iffenhaus – In a Heartbeat (John Murphy Homage)". An unofficial arrangement of it was used in the final scene of the first episode of the anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
Highschool of the Dead
Highschool of the Dead
is a manga series written by Daisuke Satō and illustrated by Shōji Satō. The story follows a group of high school students caught in the middle of a zombie apocalypse...
.
The BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
used the track in a number of their television programmes in July 2011. It was used in tense or large scale moments in Top Gear
Top Gear (series 17)
The seventeenth series of British motoring program Top Gear began on BBC Two and BBC HD, on June 26, 2011, with the usual presenting team of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May and The Stig.-Episodes:- References :...
, The Apprentice
The Apprentice (UK series seven)
Series Seven of The Apprentice is a British reality television series. The series started on BBC One on 10 May 2011, and ran for 12 hour-long weekly episodes, as in all previous years...
and Richard Hammond's Journey To....
"In Paradisum", a song arranged by Richard Marlow
Richard Marlow
Richard Kenneth Marlow is an English choral conductor and organist. He was Organ Scholar and later Research Fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge. He studied with Thurston Dart, writing a doctoral dissertation on the 17th-century virginalist, Giles Farnaby...
, has also received airplay in some countries.
"Season Song", a song performed by British band Blue States
Blue States (band)
Blue States are an English downtempo music band, headed up by Andy Dragazis. The band has been active since 1997, and is currently working, based in London, England. There have been four albums to date, the latest 'First Steps Into...' in 2007, with a B-sides collection Sum Of The Parts in 2009...
, from their 2002 album "Man Mountain", was released as a single, containing a remixed version by Ru Da Silva and a "Taxi" (Ave Maria
Ave Maria (Gounod)
The Bach/Gounod Ave Maria is a popular and much-recorded setting of the Latin text Ave Maria.Written by French Romantic composer Charles Gounod in 1859, his Ave Maria consists of a melody superimposed over the Prelude No. 1 in C major, BWV 846, from Book I of The Well-Tempered Clavier, written by...
) remix by Jacknife Lee
Jacknife Lee
Garret "Jacknife" Lee is an Irish music producer and mixer. He has worked with a variety of artists, including The Cars, U2, R.E.M., Snow Patrol, Bloc Party, AFI, The Hives, Weezer, Vega4 and Editors.-Biography:...
. "Season song" has been called one of the album's highlights.